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New Mexico Must Keep Its Promise on Civil Rights

Five years ago, New Mexico made a promise. When our state passed the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, we declared that the rights guaranteed by the New Mexico Constitution meant something.

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Nov 2, 2026

Federal Court in New Mexico Blocks ICE from Deporting Afghan National to Pakistan Without Adequate Safeguards 

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The ACLU’s Fight to Protect Reproductive Rights Where the Rubber Meets the Road

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May 05, 2016

Health Care Denied in New Mexico?

 Tamesha Means was 18 weeks pregnant with her third child when her water broke. She rushedto the nearest hospital, which is operated by Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon, Michigan. The pregnancy was not viable. Ending the pregnancy would have been the safest co

By Erin Armstrong

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